Thursday, December 18, 2008

Laptops for Travel

By John Kessler

Not a all mini laptops, also known as netbooks, are equally suited for life on the road. Take a look at our best picks for ready-to-travel netbooks:

If you travel for business or pleasure you will want to take a look at these laptops that seem custom designed for travel. Don't get caught up in all of the mini laptop specifications that start to look like alphabet soup after a while when you can narrow your choices down to just a few.

A laptop for travel needs to be sturdy enough to handle rough handling and should have adequate battery life for a transcontinental flight. In addition, the mini laptop should be able to play media files for your own in-flight entertainment.

Eee PC 901

The Eee PC 901 features a solid state drive (SSD) in lieu of a standard hard drive with a read/write head. What this means to the traveler is that the 901 is able to withstand rough handling that would bring a lesser laptop to it's knees.

If you are traveling on a long flight, you'll be glad to know this mini laptop can perform well up to eight hours, more than twice that of a typical mini laptop. What's more, it can also store up to 20Gb of files on Windows XP or GNU Linux.

The Eee PC 901 features WiFi connectivity so you can connect to the internet in any airport or hotel with wireless access. An increasing number of coffee shops, restaurants and even public places feature wireless access so with your Eee PC 901 at hand you'll never be out of touch.

MSI Wind U100

There's a reason why MSI's netbook is called Wind - it actually stands for "Wi-Fi Network Device". As the name implies, you can easily access the Internet anywhere where there is a Wi-Fi hotspot.This netbook model is integrated with Draft-N Wi-Fi LAN 802.11b/g/n), which it offers up to five times the performance and twice the wireless range as existing Wi -Fi ready devices. This makes it ideal for business travelers.

Featuring a six cell battery with a 6 hour battery life, the MSI Wind will last through all but the longest flights.

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